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The Tale of the Swamp Rat

Carter Crocker (2003)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads4.16
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentAbandonment

Positive tags

Mentor FigureComing of AgeHealing ArcSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Protagonist archetypes

OrphanComing-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeFound FamilyQuestTalking Animals

Themes

Self-DiscoverySurvivalOvercoming PrejudiceFinding Your PlaceResilienceMentorship

Synopsis

Guided by an ancient alligator, a silent young rat learns to find his own way in the drought-stricken swamp, despite having been orphaned under circumstances that sometimes cause other animals to reject him.

Tags

Animal FantasyFableEnvironmental Fiction